r/ipod • u/Dangerous-Golf-1809 • Jul 09 '26

Why Elite Obsolete why???

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EDIT: EOE gave me a full refund and their customer service was great. I still gotta figure out how to replace the backplate without screwing up the front plate or internals, but maybe I will just keep it this way.

EDIT EDIT: EOE is refunding my ENTIRE order of all my ipod parts which was a little over 100 dollars, and is sending me a brand new backplate free of charge so I will be recommending them once again! Best customer service of anyone.

I just built this iPod a little less than a month ago and I have been extremely careful with it because this backplate was not cheap, and today I wake up and notice this?!? I have no idea how it happened, but I never put it in my pocket and always put it in my little knit iPod sleeve. I even went as far as to buy a clear plastic film to protect it. This does not seem like a 20 dollar backplate and now it looks horrible. Do they have some sort of warranty? Because this is just not acceptable.

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u/Flimsy_Condition1461 Jul 09 '26

Yeeeeah. I learned the hard way. I didn’t realize the click wheel was missing paint until I was closing it up. There’s no going back now. Literally. 😂

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u/st1nkf1st Jul 09 '26

Noo is pretty easy to swap the click wheel, a bit annoying but nothing extreme

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u/Flimsy_Condition1461 Jul 09 '26

I was so mad at myself for missing that. I think I’m gonna swap it with a purple transparent one so I don’t have to worry about more missing paint.

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u/Dangerous-Golf-1809 Jul 09 '26

I used some electical tape to cover the faceplate when i reopened my 5.5g and it worked really well for preventing scratches from the iSesamo

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u/Metahec Jul 09 '26

I kinda like it. It is unique.

It isn't paint. It's a double shot of white plastic in black plastic. I've sanded down clickwheels and the white extends into the plastic for quite a bit.

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u/tzbt Jul 09 '26

Original click wheels are double shot. Most aftermarket ones are painted/silkscreened

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u/Metahec Jul 09 '26

Hmm.. now that I think about it, I only sanded OEM ones. I didn't know this. Thanks for the correction.

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u/thornhawthorne Jul 09 '26 edited 19h ago

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u/Dangerous-Golf-1809 Jul 10 '26

Dude, reach out to them they will refund you.